ON THE SHELVES AT THE LIBRARY
LIBRARY NEWS 
Big Read 2011 Focuses on Civil War Literature for Sesquicentennial Observance
The Springfield-Greene County Library District is among dozens of area organizations making plans to observe the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War in 2011.LOCAL HISTORY 
COMMUNITY MATTERS 
SCIENCE 
Last week marked the 5 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Learn what resources the Library has about the event.
FEATURED DATABASE
Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
More than 800 journals and 29 subject specific Delmar, Cengage Learning reference titles and travel handbooks from Fodor's - provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism fields.
PROGRAMS and EVENTS
Friday, September 3
- Storytime for age 2, 10:00 a.m., Library Station
- Goal Setting Workshop, 11:00 a.m., Fair Grove Branch
- Storytime for all ages, 11:00 a.m., Library Station
- Teen Book Club, 3:00 p.m., Midtown Carnegie Branch
- First Friday Art Walk, 6:00 p.m., Park Central Branch
- This Friday, 6:00 p.m., Library Station
- Fantasy Football Draft, 7:00 p.m., Library Center
Saturday, September 4
- First Saturday Technology, 11:00 a.m., Fair Grove Branch
- KnitLit Circle, 11:00 a.m., Midtown Carnegie Branch
Tuesday, September 7
- Tiny Tots Storytime, 10:00 a.m., Library Center
- Storytime for age 1, 10:00 a.m., Library Station
- Storytime for infants-23 months, 10:30 a.m., Strafford
- Storytime for ages 2-5, 11:00 a.m., Strafford
- Storytime for ages 1-6, 11:00 a.m., Willard Branch
- Storytime for ages 3-5, 11:00 a.m., Library Station




